Photo Rumors

Olympus E-PL9 mirrorless camera leaked online

By PR admin | Published: January 26, 2018

The first pictures of the previously rumored Olympus E-PL9 MFT mirrorless camera leaked online (via Digicame-info). The E-PL9 price is expected to be ¥89,640 (tax included, or around $820). Compared to the Olympus E-PL8 camera, the new model has a built-in flash while the accessory port was removed. The official announcement will be during the first week February.

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First picture of the upcoming Fujifilm X-A5 camera with Fujinon XC 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens

By PR admin | Published: January 26, 2018

The first picture of the upcoming Fujifilm X-A5 camera with Fujinon XC 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens leaked online courtesy of Digicame-info. The new Fuji XC 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 lens is not a pancake and it doesn’t have power zoom as some have suggested before (our initial report was correct). The new X-A5 no longer has the focus mode selector on the front, otherwise, it looks identical to the Fuji X-A3 model. Expect the official announcement at the end of January/early February.

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Ricoh is rumored to announce a new Pentax K-1 Mark II DSLR camera

By PR admin | Published: January 25, 2018

Ricoh is rumored to announce a new Pentax K-1 Mark II DSLR camera according to Nokishita (via PentaxRumors).

The Pentax K-1 DSLR was officially announced in February 2016. The price of the camera recently dropped to $1,779.95.

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Pictures of the rumored Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D APS-C mirrorless lens

By PR admin | Published: January 25, 2018

A quick update on my previous post from earlier today – here are several pictures of the rumored Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D APS-C mirrorless lens courtesy of Weibo:

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More info on the upcoming Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D APS-C mirrorless lens

By PR admin | Published: January 25, 2018

Some additional information on the upcoming Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D APS-C mirrorless lens:

to be announced in March
field of view: 115 degrees
49mmm filter
will be available for Sony E, Canon EOS M and Fujifilm X mounts
ZERO-D lens (“Close to zero distortion” like the previous 15mm f/2 ZERO-D and 12mm f/2.8 ZERO-D lenses)

The Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D APS-C lens is currently being tested by several websites.

Venus Optics will also soon announce a new cine zoom lens.

Update – here are the first pictures of the new lens:

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Rumored Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 full frame mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount to be announced in mid-February

By PR admin | Published: January 25, 2018

The previously rumored Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 full frame mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount will be announced in mid-February. Here is the updated information:

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Interview with Sony on their G-Master GM series of lenses (part 2)

By PR admin | Published: January 25, 2018

DC.Watch published part 2 of their interview with Sony executives involved in the development of the high-end Sony G-Master (GM) series of lenses. Here is the recap by SonyAddict: Read More »

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Irix wide angle lenses are now on sale (15% off)

By PR admin | Published: January 24, 2018

The Irix Blackstone wide angle full frame DSLR lenses are now 15% off until February 10th. Check out the details at:

Update: in Europe only some stores are offering the 15% discount (with free shipping):

Photo24.co.uk (UK, but ships to EU)
Photo24.fr (France)
Foto24.com (Spain)

Some readers also got 70% off offer from Amazon US (see the screenshots below, update – the 70% off discount was a mistake):

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Fujifilm FinePix XP130 waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof and dustproof camera announced

By PR admin | Published: January 24, 2018

Fujifilm officially announced the previously rumored FinePix XP130 camera (waterproof up to 20m, shockproof up to 1.75m, freezeproof and dustproof). The full press release can be found here, US pricing and pre-order links are available here.